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Harlem Rally, Harlem, New York

Harlem Rally, Harlem, New York

Gordon Parks
American, 1912–2006
1963
A gelatin silver photograph by Gordon Parks that documents a 1963 Harlem rally, using contrast and composition to stage the tense encounter between a uniformed police officer and protesters bearing “LIBERTY OR DEATH” signs.
What strikes you is the arresting graphic of the placards dominating the right side of the frame while the officer’s lit profile stands in shadow on the left, producing a cinematic, confrontational tension.
Made during the civil-rights era, this image exemplifies Parks’s humanistic documentary approach that brought protest into public view and helped redefine photography as a tool for social awareness and political engagement.
Medium
Gelatin silver print
Dimensions
9 3/16 × 13 3/8" (23.3 × 34 cm)
Classification
Department
Credit
Committee on Photography Fund
Accession
975.2014
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